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Power List Best-Selling Books • Spring 2015
Power List Best-Selling Books • Spring 2015 Troy Johnson Article Multi-Title Authors Find Success on Spring 2015 Edition of the Power List of Best-Selling African-American Books May 22, 2015 ...
Uncertain Rituals
Uncertain Rituals S. Pearl Sharp 9780936068213 Poetry Poets Pay Rent, Too Poets Pay Rent, Too An audio collection of five short stories. Written and read by S. Pearl Sharp. Directed by Iona Morris. Th...
All That and a Bag of Words
All That and a Bag of Words D-Knowledge B000002MVX Poetry Qwest Records Universal Music Group, Inc. The Lily Knot Track Listings Disc: 1 The Revolution Will Be On The Big Screen Just Bein’ All ...
40 Best-Selling African-American Books — Summer 2015
40 Best-Selling African-American Books — Summer 2015 Troy Johnson Article In Era of Political and Social Discontent, Titles with Political Slant Gain Traction on Summer 2015 Edition of the Power L...
Neale Sourna’s CUNTSinger: Cunnilingus_How to Give Head (Oral Sex and Eating Pussy), for Giving Women Orgasms of Cuntlicious Joy! Info and Sex Games!
Neale Sourna’s CUNTSinger: Cunnilingus_How to Give Head (Oral Sex and Eating Pussy), for Giving Women Orgasms of Cuntlicious Joy! Info and Sex Games! Neale Sourna 9781938903137 Fiction PIE: Perception...
Neale Sourna’s SexSinger: Cunnilingus_How to Give Head (Oral Sex and Eating Pussy), for Giving Women Orgasms of Cuntlicious Joy! Info and Sex Games!
Neale Sourna’s SexSinger: Cunnilingus_How to Give Head (Oral Sex and Eating Pussy), for Giving Women Orgasms of Cuntlicious Joy! Info and Sex Games! Neale Sourna 9781938903045 Fiction PIE: Perception ...
May 2017 Newsletter: Bestselling Books, New Books, Author Info, and Much More
May 2017 Newsletter: Bestselling Books, New Books, Author Info, and Much More Troy Johnson Article Our May Newsletter is Generously Sponsored by Amistad Bestselling Books Bestselling Books: M...
3rd Blackboard Midwest Music & Book Fest.
3rd Blackboard Midwest Music & Book Fest. Troy Johnson Article ***PLEASE FORWARD*** For more information, contact Cherlyn Michaels @ info@archlandbooks.com or by phone at 314.369.613...
June 2017 eNewsletter: The Best New Books, Author Info, and More
June 2017 eNewsletter: The Best New Books, Author Info, and More Troy Johnson Article This Month’s Newsletter is Made Possible by Support From Amistad Authors You Should Know Tracy K. Smith...
Share Info from Indie Black Owned Websites
Share Info from Indie Black Owned Websites Troy Johnson Article Add Huria Search Resources to Your Website or Blog Huria Search was created in reaction to the current trend in search results that f...
The Ultimate Guide to Sport Event Management and Marketing
The Ultimate Guide to Sport Event Management and Marketing Stedman Graham 9780786302444 Nonfiction Irwin Professional Pub Irwin Professional Pub The Ultimate Guide to Sport Event Management and Market...
Plan It!: The Complete Resource Guide for Authors, Book Clubs & Literary Event Planners
Plan It!: The Complete Resource Guide for Authors, Book Clubs & Literary Event Planners Sharon Lucas 9781625179661 Nonfiction Brown Girls Books Brown Girls Books Read a Free Preview of the “The Perf...
Top 40 Books Read by African Americans
Top 40 Books Read by African Americans Troy Johnson Article Power List Best-Selling Books • Winter 2015 NAACP Image Award Literary Nominees Well Represented on Winter Edition of the Power List of ...
Migrated Writers
Migrated Writers Troy Johnson Article Migrated Writers 17th Annual Celeb.of Black Writing A Report From The Field More Bios. The Sight of the 360 Event 4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair AA C...
Santwan (Exclave #1)
Santwan (Exclave #1) Eric July 9781971084787 Fiction Rippaverse Rippaverse From Rippaverse founder Eric July—writer of Santwan—comes the character’s entry into the line’s first major crossover event. ...
Poet On Watch
Poet On Watch NONE Poet On Watch is a renowned performance poet and multimedia artist, who collaborates globally as an independent art director. She's authored two poetry collections and has contribu...
Lisa Irby
Lisa Irby NONE Lisa Irby, an Internet Info-preneur from St. Louis, teaches website creation and online marketing through her website, blog, and YouTube channel. She also manages Napturally Curly, a w...
The Black Holocaust For Beginners
The Black Holocaust For Beginners Sam Anderson 9781934389034 Nonfiction For Beginners For Beginners Virtually anyone, anywhere knows that six million Jewish human beings were killed in the Jewish Holo...
Skyelight Literature
Skyelight Literature Troy Johnson Article FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Skye Phillips Toll Free: 877‐335‐4874 Fax: 516 345 0652 info@skyelightbooks.com ...
Never Let a Man Come First: A Female’s Guide to Understanding Male Behavior Info
Never Let a Man Come First: A Female’s Guide to Understanding Male Behavior Info Mary B. Morrison 9780967400181 Nonfiction Booga Bear Poetry Group Booga Bear Poetry Group
Dicks Are Dumb: A Woman’s Guide to Choosing the Right Man Info
Dicks Are Dumb: A Woman’s Guide to Choosing the Right Man Info Mary B. Morrison 9780967400112 Nonfiction Booga Bear Poetry Group Booga Bear Poetry Group
Southern Minnesota Book and Art Festival
Southern Minnesota Book and Art Festival Henderson Event Center Henderson Minnesota This is Southern Minnesota Book and Art Festival inaugural event and author/exhibitor/artist space is free! The fes...
A Great Tip and Advice for Creating a Blog or Website (Part II)
A Great Tip and Advice for Creating a Blog or Website (Part II) Troy Johnson Article (Continued from Part I) The following Plugins are the ones I've kept so far: WP-FB-AutoConnect (Version 1.5...
Book Expo America 2000
Book Expo America 2000 Troy Johnson Article Book Expo America 2000 (BEA), held in Chicago May 31st to June 4th 2000 was a tremendous event. Anything you wanted to know about books and publishing...
Words Cross & Across: Word Search On Barack Obama
Words Cross & Across: Word Search On Barack Obama Eugene Williams, Sr. 9780615262925 Nonfiction Academic Resources Unlimited Academic Resources Unlimited Words, Cross & Across: Word Search on Barack O...
How to Share Your Book Information with AALBC
How to Share Your Book Information with AALBC Troy Johnson Article Below is the information you need to provide AALBC to have your book considered for inclusion in AALBC’s online bookstore. Ple...
Behind the Ink
Behind the Ink The Harbert Center Birmingham Alabama Presented by Me Time Book Club, “Behind the Ink” is a premiere book event featuring bestselling authors and vendors. This free family f...
The Sight of the 360 Event
The Sight of the 360 Event Troy Johnson Article I never did identify all the folks in the photos below (Troy's note: 1/24/2026) , Toni Asante Lightfoot, Kalamu ya Salaam, , , wad...
AALBC.com eNewsletter - August 1st 2012 - #193
AALBC.com eNewsletter - August 1st 2012 - #193 Troy Johnson Article Subscribe to this eNewsletter Read our eNewsletter Archives Read Our eNewsletter on Your Kindle Help AALBC.com support our...
AA Cultural Expo 2000
AA Cultural Expo 2000 Troy Johnson Article This was the AALBC.com's second year at the National African American Cultural Expo, which is held every year at the Philadelphia Convention Center. 20...
The #1 Site for African American
The #1 Site for African American Troy Johnson Article Social Media 101 Social Media Marketing Tips by AALBC.com Founder Troy Johnson I've been actively selling books on-line since...
The Black Arts Movement’s Attack on W.E.B. Du Bois’ Theory of Double Consciousness
The Black Arts Movement’s Attack on W.E.B. Du Bois’ Theory of Double Consciousness Tony Lindsay Article Tony Lindsay There have been two major Black literary movements in American history: The...
Chicken Soup for the Soul: I’m Speaking Now: Black Women Share Their Truth in 101 Stories of Love, Courage and Hope
Chicken Soup for the Soul: I’m Speaking Now: Black Women Share Their Truth in 101 Stories of Love, Courage and Hope Breena Clarke and Amy Newmark 9781611590838 Nonfiction Chicken Soup for the Soul Chi...
Playing Around With My New Blog
Playing Around With My New Blog Troy Johnson Article It really is a misnomer to call WordPress "blogging software" it is much more powerful and feature rich than most what most websites provide and c...
Fair Share Publishing
Fair Share Publishing Fair Share Publishing Fair Share Publishing
Fair Share Publishing
Fair Share Publishing Fair Share Publishing Fair Share Publishing
The 2016 Black Pack Party & BookExpo America
The 2016 Black Pack Party & BookExpo America Troy Johnson Article 10th Anniversary Black Pack Party We are hosting the 10th Anniversary Black Pack Party on the evening of Wednesday, May 11th. It is ...
Power List of Best-Selling African-American Books - Fall 2014
Power List of Best-Selling African-American Books - Fall 2014 Troy Johnson Article Strong Sales Shown Among Hardcover Non-Fiction Titles in Fall Edition of the Power List of Best-Selling African-...
Not for Everyday Use: A Memoir
Not for Everyday Use: A Memoir Elizabeth Nunez 9781617752339 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books Selected by Oprah’s Book Club as a memoir “too powerful to put down.” Tracing the...
Go On Girl! Book Club Author Awards Weekend
Go On Girl! Book Club Author Awards Weekend Charlotte North Carolina The first Author Awards were presented in 1992 as a small event held in Brooklyn, New York to recognize those authors and publishe...
Penguin Random House
Penguin Random House Bertelsmann 4 Color Books Ace Books Addison-Wesley Alfred A. Knopf Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers Anchor Anchor Books Anchor Press Anne Schwartz Books Avery Ballantine Bo...
Leah Lewis
Leah Lewis 0000000436814452 Reverend Dr. Leah Carol Lewis, J.D., is a serial entrepreneur and nonprofit executive. Leah is the Founder and Executive Director of Little Lumpy’s Center for Educational...
September eNewsletter: Bestselling Books, 118 Book Events, and More
September eNewsletter: Bestselling Books, 118 Book Events, and More Troy Johnson Article July/August 2016 Bestselling Books Titles on Go On Girl! Book Club's reading list are prominent on our best...
African-American Literature Web Sites Launch “Power List” of Best-Selling Books
African-American Literature Web Sites Launch “Power List” of Best-Selling Books Troy Johnson Article FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Troy Johnson: troy@aalbc.com Gwen Richardson: grichardson@cu...
My Name Is Prince
My Name Is Prince Prince Rogers Nelson and Randee St. Nicholas 9780062939234 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Physical Info: 13.2 inches high, 11.4 inches wide, and 1.5 inches thick (7.4 lbs) A...
The Results of a Decade on Social Media
The Results of a Decade on Social Media Troy Johnson Article One of the most profound changes I’ve witnessed on the web, in the past decade, is the rise of social media. Here I share my insight and ...
Naleighna Kai, Renee Bernard, J.L. Woodson, Joyce A Brown, D. J. McLaurin, Candy Jackson, Janice Pernell, Valarie Prince, Martha Kennerson, Susan D. Peters, Tanishia Pearson-Jones, and L. A. Lewis
Naleighna Kai, Renee Bernard, J.L. Woodson, Joyce A Brown, D. J. McLaurin, Candy Jackson, Janice Pernell, Valarie Prince, Martha Kennerson, Susan D. Peters, Tanishia Pearson-Jones, and L. A. Lewis MUL...
My Favorite Readings from the 2013 National Book Award Finalists
My Favorite Readings from the 2013 National Book Award Finalists Troy Johnson Article I covered this year's National Book Foundation's National Book Awards Finalists Reading for AALBC.com. The readin...
Legacy and the Queen
Legacy and the Queen Annie Matthew and Created by Kobe Bryant 9781949520033 Fiction Granity Studios Granity Studios From the mind of basketball legend and Academy Award–winning storyteller Kobe Bryant...
The Power of Blogs Part 4
The Power of Blogs Part 4 Troy Johnson Article Well it has been three weeks since the last post to my Blog. Hey it has been a busy three weeks with Christmas, New Years and everything else that goes ...
Laura Jackson
Laura Jackson NONE Evelyn Perkins, writing as Laura Jackson, is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse and author with over 30 years' experience. As a past President of the American Psychi...
The Hampton University Literary Festival
The Hampton University Literary Festival Hampton University, Student Center Ballroom Hampton Virginia Are you an author, publisher or independent bookstore looking for an opportunity to promote your w...
Me and White Supremacy (Young Readers’)
Me and White Supremacy (Young Readers’) Layla Saad 9781728259086 Nonfiction Sourcebooks Explore Sourcebooks How do we give young people the tools they need to actively dismantle racism and create a be...
Google Should Pay for Content We Produce Which They Use to Generate Revenue
Google Should Pay for Content We Produce Which They Use to Generate Revenue Troy Johnson Article When you ask Google Home’s Smart Assistant to “Name some African American websites,” Google pulls the...
Own the Arena: Getting Ahead, Making a Difference, and Succeeding as the Only One
Own the Arena: Getting Ahead, Making a Difference, and Succeeding as the Only One Katrina M. Adams 9780062936844 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins From the former President and CEO of the United States...
Event Factory
Event Factory Renee Gladman 9780984469307 Fiction Dorothy a Publishing Project Dorothy a Publishing Project "More Kafka than Kafka, Renee Gladman’s achievement ranks alongside many of Borges’ in its c...
The Zero Day Event
The Zero Day Event Eric Fullilove 9780981557342 Fiction Highland Press Highland Press What does he know?A terrible accident seemingly changes Damien Stroud’s world forever. Yet his sponsors would do a...
Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt 0000000120374593 Usain Bolt, born August 21, 1986, is recognized as the fastest person ever timed. He holds world records in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay, won six Olympic gold medals, ...
The Pan-Africanists
The Pan-Africanists Dudley Thompson and Barrington Watson 9780865438101 Nonfiction Ian Randle Publishers Ian Randle Publishers This book celebrates the lives of seventeen Black leaders who have made o...
Anthony Anderson - The “34th Annual UNCF: An Evening of Stars” Interview (January 2013)
Anthony Anderson - The “34th Annual UNCF: An Evening of Stars” Interview (January 2013) Kam Williams Interview A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste Anthony Anderson - The “34th Annual UNCF: An Even...
Taking Over Wall Street with Books by Charisse Carney-Nunes
Taking Over Wall Street with Books by Charisse Carney-Nunes Charisse Carney-Nunes Article The Lit Bit Wall Street is in for another invasion… no, not just more protestors armed with ...
Spotlight on the 14th National Black Writers Conference: March 22 – March 25, 2018
Spotlight on the 14th National Black Writers Conference: March 22 – March 25, 2018 Troy Johnson Article AALBC.com is Hosting an Independent Publishing Workshop How to Publish Your Book Independently...
The Real History of the Gold Rush
The Real History of the Gold Rush Anitra E. Butler-Ngugi 9781728479118 Nonfiction Lerner Publishing Group Lerner Publishing Group The Gold Rush was one of the largest mass migration events in US histo...
Friday Foster: The Sunday Strips
Friday Foster: The Sunday Strips Jim Lawrence 9781950912063 Fiction ABLAZE ABLAZE The Friday Foster comic strip is the story of a former nightclub “camera bunny” turned photographer’s assistant ...
Liberation is Lit
Liberation is Lit Columbia SC Liberation is Lit is a bookstore that aims to spark collective action for liberation and community building among readers and book lovers by promoting stories from inters...
The Jena Blowback: Symbolic Use of the Noose as the New N-Word
The Jena Blowback: Symbolic Use of the Noose as the New N-Word Kam Williams Interview The Jena Blowback: Symbolic Use of the Noose as the New N-Word by Kam Williams Ominously, there's ...
How do I get my book featured on AALBC.com (for free)?
How do I get my book featured on AALBC.com (for free)? Troy Johnson Article “How do I get my book featured on AALBC.com?” is a question often posed to me by authors, publishers and publicists. Of...
Ibi Zoboi, Tracey Baptiste, Coe Booth, Dhonielle Clayton, Brandy Colbert, Jay Coles, Lamar Giles, Leah Henderson, Justina Ireland, Varian Johnson, Kekla Magoon, Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, Renée Watson, Rita Williams-Garcia, and others
Ibi Zoboi, Tracey Baptiste, Coe Booth, Dhonielle Clayton, Brandy Colbert, Jay Coles, Lamar Giles, Leah Henderson, Justina Ireland, Varian Johnson, Kekla Magoon, Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, Renée Watso...
African American Literature Book Club
African American Literature Book Club AALBC.com, LLC AALBC Aspire AALBC Books for Young Readers AALBC Legacy Press AALBC.com The AALBC Legacy Press is deeply rooted in the concept of Black heritage, ...
A Special Note for Authors, Publishers, and Book Promoters
A Special Note for Authors, Publishers, and Book Promoters Troy Johnson Article “There are some online services that specialize in books for blacks…The most successful is the African American Literat...
Hands: How Will You Use Them
Hands: How Will You Use Them Torrey Maldonado 9780593323816 Fiction Nancy Paulsen Books Penguin Random House “Gorgeous and gripping, Hands is a poetic page-turner. You might just finish it in on...
A Novelist’s Staying Power: Interview with Gloria Mallette
A Novelist’s Staying Power: Interview with Gloria Mallette DuEwa M. Frazier Interview I first met Gloria Mallette in 2000 at an author event at Zawadi Gifts in Brooklyn. Gloria ...
Book Lover’s Haven Feature Interview with Troy D. Johnson
Book Lover’s Haven Feature Interview with Troy D. Johnson Denise Turney Interview AALBC.com Home Page | More About AALBC.com This interview originally appeared in Issue 6.00 of The Book Lover&...
AALBC is Done with Amazon!
AALBC is Done with Amazon! Troy Johnson Article For almost 22, years AALBC has exposed readers of all backgrounds to books written by, or about, people of African descent. AALBC has published th...
Catch The Fire!!: A Cross-Generational Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry
Catch The Fire!!: A Cross-Generational Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry D-Knowledge 9781573226547 Poetry Riverhead Books Penguin Random House African-American poetry is an ever-growin...
Ursula Sinclair
Ursula Sinclair NONE Ursula Sinclair, the alter ego of USA Today Bestselling and award-winning author LaVerne Thompson, writes contemporary, fantasy, and sci-fi sensual romances. She also pens romant...
Feelings to Share from A to Z
Feelings to Share from A to Z Todd Snow and Peggy Snow 9781934277003 Fiction Maren Green Publishing Maren Green Publishing Knowing how to describe our feelings is important to our emotional health. So...
National Black Book Festival
National Black Book Festival Fallbrook Church / Gymnasium Houston Texas The National Black Book Festival (NBBF) is an annual event, sponsored by Cushcity.com, the world’s largest African-America...
Feelings I Love to Share
Feelings I Love to Share Wade Hudson 9781603490115 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. In this engaging multicultural series, see, feel, and explore the world of irresistible youngsters from dif...
AALBC Books for Young Readers
AALBC Books for Young Readers African American Literature Book Club AALBC.com, LLC The AALBC Books for Young Readers imprint was launched in 2023 with the upcoming publication of the middle grade nov...
Troy Johnson
Troy Johnson 0000000530602616 “I lead the world's oldest and largest online platform dedicated to books by and about people of African descent.” Troy Demetrius Johnson, founder and President of AALBC....
State of the Black Union 2009
State of the Black Union 2009 Kam Williams Article Tavis Assembles Black Luminaries in L.A. for 10th Annual Gathering State of the Black Union by Kam Williams The 10th Annual Sta...
The Cottage on Pelican Bay
The Cottage on Pelican Bay Brenda Jackson 9781335458124 Fiction Canary Street Press HarperCollins Sometimes one hot night simply isn’t enough. Two years ago, Zara Miller found herself heartbroken a...
Big Ideas for Young Thinkers: 20 Questions about Life and the Universe
Big Ideas for Young Thinkers: 20 Questions about Life and the Universe Jamia Wilson 9780711258358 Nonfiction Wide Eyed Editions The Quarto Group The book for inquisitive children with big ideas and bu...
A Level Playing Field: African American Athletes and the Republic of Sports
A Level Playing Field: African American Athletes and the Republic of Sports Gerald L. Early 9780674050983 Nonfiction Harvard University Press Harvard University Press As Americans, we believe there ou...
Callaloo
Callaloo Troy Johnson Article CALLALOO: A JOURNAL OF AFRICAN DIASPORA ARTS & LETTERS Editor & Founder: Charles H. Rowell Founded: 1976 Publication Frequency: Quarterly Circulation: c....
Use Trouble
Use Trouble Michael S. Harper 9780252075988 Poetry University of Illinois Press University of Illinois Press For decades, Michael S. Harper has written poetry that speaks with many voices. His work te...
39 Bestselling Books and More About #ReadingBlack
39 Bestselling Books and More About #ReadingBlack Troy Johnson Article New Video Highlights 3 Books that Epitomize #ReadingBlack Spotlight is a new feature where I share, in short videos, informat...
VL Towler: A Conversation About Writing and Literary Fiction
VL Towler: A Conversation About Writing and Literary Fiction Jay Lemming Interview
Julia D. Shaw
Julia D. Shaw NONE Julia D. Shaw is a seasoned marketing expert with over 20 years experience in PR, events, and business development. As a PR consultant for The Network for Women in Business and fou...
AALBC.com eNewsletter March 28th 2006
AALBC.com eNewsletter March 28th 2006 Troy Johnson Article The Following is an excerpt of AALBC.com's March 28th eNewsletter:MAKING THE BEST OF AALBC.comTip #1 — Use the Google Search EngineAALBC.com...
The American Game
The American Game Gary Hardwick 9781519543752 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC The event that changed the world has left a dangerous legacy and only one man stands in its way. Luther Gree...
Top 50 Authors, Bestselling Books, and More
Top 50 Authors, Bestselling Books, and More Troy Johnson Article 50 Favorite African-American Authors of the 20th Century 1,826 readers cast votes, back in 2001, for their favorite African-Ameri...
Marc Lacy
Marc Lacy NONE Marc Lacy, a graduate from Alabama A&M University, renowned poet, author, and CEO of AVO Publishing, is known for his national literary performances and spoken word venues. He's also a...
New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent
New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent Margaret Busby 9780062912985 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins The companion to the classic anthology Daughters o...
Pieces from Life’s Crazy Quilt, Birth of a Book
Pieces from Life’s Crazy Quilt, Birth of a Book Marvin V. Arnett Article
Why Every Black Woman Should Marry A Jewish Man: A Book For All Women Looking For The Perfect "Alpha" Male
Why Every Black Woman Should Marry A Jewish Man: A Book For All Women Looking For The Perfect "Alpha" Male Nazaree Hines-Starr 9781490341972 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Refreshing,...
Ayana Mathis
Ayana Mathis 0000000367812022 Ayana Mathis, an Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate and Michener-Copernicus Fellowship recipient, is best known for her NYT best-selling novel 'The Twelve Tribes of Hattie'...
AALBC.com to Offer Self Published and Small Press Books Direct to Consumers at Competitive Discounts
AALBC.com to Offer Self Published and Small Press Books Direct to Consumers at Competitive Discounts Troy Johnson Article The African American Literature Book Club (AALBC.com) to Offer Self Published...